REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Informational Report on adding an alternative analysis for the removal of a travel lane as a part of the El Camino Real Specific Plan process and proceeding with parking removals and addition of a bike lane prior to consideration of the plan
Report
BACKGROUND
The City is in the process of preparation of a Specific Plan for the El Camino Real corridor. The Specific Plan would help to implement the City's General Plan goals and policies for the corridor by providing more detailed guidance for future land uses and urban design elements. The development of the El Camino Real Specific Plan is primarily funded by a Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Assistance Grant that the City received from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in March 2015. The grant includes a performance deadline that requires completion of the Specific Plan by June 30, 2020.
Following receipt of the grant, the City conducted a consultant selection process and selected a consultant team led by Raimi & Associates Inc. The City negotiated a scope for the consultant's work and entered into a contract with a consultant team to assist with preparation of the Specific Plan. MTC and the City Council both reviewed and accepted the current schedule and scope of work for the Specific Plan and the project is on schedule for completion prior to the MTC performance deadline.
On February 5, 2019 the City Council held a study session on the El Camino Real Specific Plan (Councilmembers Davis, O'Neill, Watanabe and Mahan were eligible to participate; not eligible are Councilmembers Chahal, Hardy and Mayor Gillmor). At the study session staff presented two key components of the Specific Plan; the draft land use plan and the preferred right-of-way roadway alternatives for El Camino Real (Attachment 1). Completion of these draft elements allows staff to proceed to the next step in the planning process which is the preparation of an environmental analysis a...
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